Disaster! A History of Earthquakes, Floods, Plagues, and Other Catastrophes

John Withington, "Disaster!: A History of Earthquakes, Floods, Plagues, and Other Catastrophes"
English | ISBN: 160239749X | 2010 | 400 pages | EPUB | 692 KB
Tune into the news today, and one would think that human beings were at risk of being wiped from the face of the earth-by tsunamis, earthquakes, swine flu, or terrorism. One could be forgiven for thinking that we are in far more danger today than ever before. The fact of the matter is that danger has always stalked mankind. From ancient volcanoes and floods to the cholera and small pox, to Hitler and Stalin’s genocidal murders during the twentieth century, our continued existence has always seemed perilous.